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Cercla, Causation, And Responsibility, John C. Nagle
Cercla, Causation, And Responsibility, John C. Nagle
John Copeland Nagle
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How Much Should China Pollute?, John C. Nagle
How Much Should China Pollute?, John C. Nagle
John Copeland Nagle
The debate concerning how much China should pollute is at the heart of international negotiations regarding climate change and environmental protection more generally. China is the world’s leading polluter and leading emitter of greenhouse gases. It insists that it has a right to emit as much as it wants in the future. China interprets the principle of “common but differentiated responsibilities” to mean that China has a responsibility to help avoid the harmful consequences associated with climate change, but that its responsibility is different from that imposed on the United States and the rest of the developed world. In fact, …